adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful
Antonyms: grateful
2
adj
Meaning 2
Disagreeable, repellent, unpleasant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person who fails to show gratitude; an ingrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
not feeling or showing gratitude- Shakespeare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ungrateful heirs
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thankless, unthankful
Antonyms: grateful
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
disagreeable- Abraham Lincoln
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + grateful.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ապերախտ
(aperaxt)
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
naşükür
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
nankor
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
yaxşılıq bilməyən
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
dəyərbilməz
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
qədirbilməz
— not grateful
Azerbaijani:
niblaqadarnı
— not grateful
Belarusian:
няўдзя́чны
(njawdzjáčny)
— not grateful
Bulgarian:
неблагода́рен
(neblagodáren)
— not grateful
Catalan:
malagraït
— not grateful
Catalan:
desagraït
— not grateful
Catalan:
ingrat
— not grateful
Chinese Mandarin:
忘恩負義 /忘恩负义
(wàng'ēnfùyì)
— not grateful
Czech:
nevděčný
— not grateful
Danish:
utaknemmelig
— not grateful
Danish:
utaknemlig
— not grateful
Dutch:
ondankbaar
— not grateful
Estonian:
tänamatu
— not grateful
Faroese:
ótakksamur
— not grateful
Finnish:
epäkiitollinen
— not grateful
Finnish:
kiittämätön
— not grateful
French:
ingrat
— not grateful
Georgian:
უმადური
(umaduri)
— not grateful
German:
undankbar
— not grateful
Gothic:
𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃
(launawargs)
— not grateful
Gothic:
𐌿𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃
(unfagrs)
— not grateful
Greek:
αχάριστος
(acháristos)
— not grateful
Greek:
αγνώμων
(agnómon)
— not grateful
Ancient Greek:
ἀχάριστος
(akháristos)
— not grateful
Hebrew:
כְּפוּי טוֹבָה
(kfuy tová)
— not grateful
Hindi:
अकृतज्ञ
(akŕtajña)
— not grateful
Hindi:
कृतघ्न
(kŕtaghna)
— not grateful
Hungarian:
hálátlan
— not grateful
Indonesian:
tak berterimakasih
— not grateful
Indonesian:
tidak tahu berterima kasih
— not grateful
Irish:
neamhbhuíoch
— not grateful
Italian:
ingrato
— not grateful
Italian:
irriconoscente
— not grateful
Korean:
배은망덕
(baeeunmangdeok)
— not grateful
Latin:
ingrātus
— not grateful
Latvian:
nepateicīgs
— not grateful
Macedonian:
неблагодарен
(neblagodaren)
— not grateful
Norwegian:
utakknemlig
— not grateful
Polish:
niewdzięczny
— not grateful
Portuguese:
ingrato
— not grateful
Portuguese:
mal-agradecido
— not grateful
Russian:
неблагода́рный
(neblagodárnyj)
— not grateful